奔驰第三代CLS并未在法兰克福车展亮相，奔驰计划在11月的洛杉矶车展发布该车，届时高性能版的CLS53将亮相，这款混动版将搭载一台3..0升直列六缸双涡轮增压汽油引擎和一台电机，综合功率370千瓦/496马力。这意味着CLS63将退役并为四门版AMGGT让路。新一代CLS将与E级车共享平台并将继续坚持五门布局。由于没有市场需求和过分臃肿的车顶线条，奔驰不会推出更实用的ShootingBrake版本，因此保时捷PanameraSportTurismo将没有竞争车型。而另一款AMGGT四门版将在明年1月的北美车展发布，随后将于年中投产。该车售价将超过CLS，该车内部只提供四座布局。与双门版AMGGT不同的是，这款运动车与E级车（特别是E63）基于同一平台。首款AMG GT四门版将搭载一台4.0升V8双涡轮引擎并将在车名后缀中带有数字“63”。奔驰在今年初发布的805马力混动概念车未来也将推出量产版，不过要等到AMG GT生命周期后半程才会亮相。
Mercedes CLS To Debut In November, Four-Door AMG GT In January
The third generation of the CLS was a no-show in Frankfurt. Mercedes has decided to host the world premiere of its stylish sedan towards the end of November during the Los Angeles Auto Show where it will bring together a hot CLS 53. This new hybrid version will pair a six-cylinder gasoline engine working with an electric motor.
Interestingly, a V8 engine will not be available for the next CLS as the range will top out with the hybridized 3.0-liter inline-six biturbo pushing out 496 horsepower (370 kilowatts). This effectively means the CLS 63 will be retired to make way for the four-door AMG GT.
The CLS will once again be based on the same platform as the E-Class and it will soldier on with a five-seat layout. Don’t get your hopes up too high for the more practical Shooting Brake version as it won’t come back. Why? The lack of demand has killed the wagon and its swoopy roofline, so the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo won’t actually have a direct competitor.
The aforementioned four-door AMG GT will celebrate its public debut in production guise at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2018 before entering production by the middle of the year. More expensive than the CLS, the yet unnamed model will be offered strictly with a four-seat layout. Rather than being based on the two-door AMG GT models, the sports sedan is going to ride on the platform as the E-Class (specifically the E63) and its fancier CLS brother.
The first four-door AMG GT version to come out will be badged as a “63” model and will be blessed with the familiar biturbo 4.0-liter V8 engine. The impressive hybrid powertrain of the 805-horsepower concept shown earlier this year is on the agenda, but it will arrive later in the life cycle.